Opera-glass holder



(No Model.)

W. MACK.

OPERA GLASS HOLDER. No. 399,543. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

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\VILLIAM MACK, OF TERRE llAU'lE, lNDlANA.

OPERA-GLASS HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,543, dated March 12, 1889.

Original application filed July 17, 1888, Serial No. 280,168. Divided and this application filed November 7, 1888. Serial No.

290,229. (No model.)

To (1/7 11710111 it may concern:

Be it known that I,\\'1nLIAn MACK, of 'lerre llautc, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Opera-Glass llolders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it a ppcrtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specitication.

My invention relates to an improvement in handles for opera or marine glasses and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby an opera-glass can be held to the eyes without having to hold the hand or hands at such an inconvenientheight as is usual where the glass is held directly in the hand, also relieving the hands and the arms from the weight of the glass when raised such a distan cc.

\Vhcn using my invention, as hereinafter set forth, a person is enabled to hold the glass to the eyes without raising the hand higher than the breast or any other convenient height; or, if desirable, the hand can rest upon the arm of a chair while holding the glass to the eyes.

The advantages and, conveniences of such an invention will be more greatly appreciated when the difficulties experienced in holding opera or marine glasses to the eyes directly in the hand are taken into consideration. For instance, when the arm or arms holding the glass are elevated, the holder not only becomes tircd, but at places of amusement the view of persons sitting on a line in the rear is obstructed, resulting in inconvenience to others and annoyance to ones self. It is also unpleasant for ladies, 011 account of their mode of dressing, to raise the arms suflicien tly to bring their hands to the eyes.

\(ith these ends in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, more fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

.ltcl'crring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a partial longitudinal section of my improved telescopic holder. Fig.2 is an elevation of an opera-glass, reduced in comparison with the holder shown in Fig. 1, especially adapted for use with the holder. Figs. 13, l and 5 are detail views of the sections composing the telescopic handle. Figs. ti and 7 are modilications, and Figs. 8 and i) are cross-sections, respectively, on lines :r a, Fig. 4, and 1 Fig. 1.

In the drawings, the reference-letter A indicates the opera, marine, or field glass, and B the holder or attachment, formed of one or more bars, tubes, or rods having a forked end. The holder is composed of one section, or any suitable number of telescopic sections, as shown, the larger end section forming the handle and the opposite end section being provided with a longitiulinally l. ifurcated or forked outer end, as shown at C, Fig. 1, intended to fit in the socket or sleeve 1), Fig. 2, on the glass, and the arms or legs of the fork tend to spring apart or are spread a little, so as to fit tight when in the eye or socket on the bar of the glass. This bifurcated end of the handle may also be used to hold the glass Without using the sleeve l), liig. 2, by simply slipping it over the cross-bar of the glass. \Vhen used in this way, it is to be lined or covered with rubber, celluloid, gutta-pcrcha. &c., as shown at c, to prevent scratching the bar. \Yhcn used with the socket, no coating is required.

The interiors of the tuhularscctious (except the smaller end section) are longitiulinally corrugated or serrated, (see Fig. 9,) and the inner ends of the sections upon their outer peripheries are provided with sleeves or collars having longitudinal corrugations, as shown at a, which slide in the interior corrugations of the sections, and thus prevent the sections from turning independently of each other. The inner corrugated ends of the sections are also provided with the outwardlyspringing ends I) I), which bear against the interiors of the sections and prevent the parts from becoming loose, and also cause sufiieient friction between the parts to hold the sections at the desired adjustment.

The socket D on the yoke or cross-bar ot the glass is adapted to receive andhold the bifurcated end of the herein-described handle, which being pushed in the socket Will hold the glass firmly, or, if desired, one side of the bifurcated end may be placed in the eye or socket and the other outside the bar of the glass.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I show what might be termed pocket-holders, the one shown in Fig. 6 consisting of a fork or bifurcated end, 0, and a socket, O, which can be fitted upon the end of a rod, cane, or the like. The form shown in Fig. 7 is composed of two sections hinged together to form the fork and socket, and it will be seen that when a cane or other object is inserted it willpress the jaws of the fork together and. tightly clamp the cross piece of the glass.

The opera or marine glass herein shown and described is not claimed in the present application, but forms the subject-matter of an application filed July 17, 1888, Serial No. 280,163.

It is not considered necessary to fully ennmerate the great advantages and utility of the herein-described device, as they are obvious to all persons. It is also obvious that various slight changes and modifications might be made in the form and arrangement of the various parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise construction herein set forth, but consider myself entitled to all such changes.

What I claim is- 1. An opera-glass holder consisting, essentially, of a rigid body portion having its upper outer end longitudinally bifurcated, forming spring legs or arms tending to spring apart and adapted to snugly and removably fit in the herein-described tube or socket of an opera-glass, and thereby rigidly hold the same in position, as set forth.

2. An operaglass holder comprising telescopic sections having exterior and interior intermeshing corrugations, the section at one end having its outer end longitudinally bifurcated to engage the yoke-piece of an operaglass, said bifurcated end having a soft lining, and the section at the opposite end serving as a handle, substantially as described.

3. An opera-glass holder comprising telescopic sections, one or more of which are provided with exterior corrugated collars having outWardly-springing ends and sliding in adjoining sections, the section at one end being longitudinally bifurcated to hold the yokepiece of the opera-glass and the opposite end section serving as a handle, substantially as described.

An opera-glass holder comprising telescopic sections, one end section serving as a handle and the opposite end section adapted to removably hold the glass, for the purpose set forth, the inner ends of said sections being provided with serrations or corrugations sliding in similar corrugations in the interiors of the adjoining sections.

5. An opera-glass holder comprising telescopic sections, the section at one end serving as a handle and the opposite end sect-ion adapted to be removably secured to a crosspiece of a glass, the inner ends of said sections being provided with exterior and interior intermeshing corrugations and outwardly-springing ends, as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM MACK.

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